Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0029 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0029 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0378 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 80th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0373 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0362 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.035 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0344 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0321 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0304 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.025 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -46.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0029 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0029 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 3.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -46.2% | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 77 Samoa 0.0032 Square kilometres per person compare
- 78 Zambia 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 79 Bulgaria 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 82 Armenia 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 83 Tonga 0.0027 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0029 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0378 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 80th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.